Kuwait Stock Exchange closes with its general index down by 69.28 points
Kuwait Stock Exchange general index falls by 69.28 points amid active trading
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, October 21 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Wednesday with its general index down by 69.28 points, or 0.82 percent, to stand at 8,330 points. A total of 209.9 million shares were traded across 22,232 cash transactions valued at 59.14 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $182.15 million).
The main market index fell by 127.60 points, or 1.51 percent, to 8,313.22 points, with 100 million shares traded in 11,062 cash transactions worth 17.6 million dinars (about $54.2 million).
The first market index declined by 60.47 points, or 0.69 percent, to 8,765.87 points, as 109.8 million shares changed hands in 11,170 cash transactions valued at 41.5 million dinars (approximately $127.8 million).
The Main 50 index dropped by 220.29 points, or 2.36 percent, to 9,099.84 points, with 85.4 million shares traded in 9,023 cash transactions worth 15.2 million dinars (around $46.8 million).
Among sectors, Centeral, Facilities, and Hotels companies posted the largest gains, while Argan, Equipment, Real Estate, and Madar companies recorded the steepest declines. (End) M.K.A. / H.A.
